Tim Urban axed out of ‘Idol Gives Back’
Judge Simon Cowell called it “a little bit of a let down,” while Ellen DeGeneres compared Urban to soup du jour, “sometimes I like it, sometimes I don’t.”
“American Idol” gave back on Wednesday night by taking Tim Urban away.
Oddly enough, “Better Days” was not one of Tim’s worst performances—it would have made more sense for him to have gone home after his reggae version of the Rolling Stones, or when he botched One Republic’s “Apologize.” But if you line up Crystal, Lee, Casey, Siobhan, Mike, Aaron and Tim, he’s certainly the weakest of the seven. The only miracle is that he made it this far!
If we were Tim Urban, we’d be feeling pretty good right now. Tim wasn’t even supposed to be in the top 24, let alone the top 7. And speaking of inspirational week, Tim’s ability to smile through what was at times very harsh criticism and come back fighting the next week really did inspire us.
More surprising than Tim’s departure was Casey James landing in the bottom three. True, the judges weren’t feeling his performance of “Don’t Stop” on Tuesday night, but we thought Big Mike or Siobhan would be more likely to be sitting in that chair. Perhaps the Crystal vs. Casey finale we predicted last night will wind up to be Crystal vs. Lee (much to our dismay—you know how we feel about Lee).
As for Aaron, we actually thought he’d be slightly more likely than Tim to go home Wednesday night based on Tuesday’s performances. But no one was surprised to see him in the bottom three.
Prior to learning Urban’s fate, the viewers were showered with a sporadic list of scheduled celebrity appearances and musical performances.
President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama opened up the show with a recorded speech about helping others. Bill and Melinda Gates later tagged on to this notion and encouraged viewers to donate whatever they could.
Among the celebrity appearances, Jennifer Garner, Ben Affleck, Jim Carrey and Victoria Beckham were the most notable. However, the night also included a random appearance from Octomom, the American woman who came to international attention when she gave birth to octuplets in Januaray 2009.
Queen Latifah was Ryan Seacrest’s co-host and introduced all the musical acts that performed in the Pasadena Civic Auditorium.
The Black Eyed Peas performed their latest hit, “Rock That Body,” Joss Stone sang a soulful ballad with English guitar icon Jeff Beck on “I’ll Put a Spell on You” and Elton John ended the night with his chart topping favorite, “Your Song.”
